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Pascal Sève1, Marc Poupart, Cécile Bui-Xuan
1Department of Internal Medicine, Hôtel Dieu, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 69288 Lyon Cedex 02, France. pascal.seve@chu-lyon.fr
Abstract:
We present the case of a 50-year-old female with polyarthralgias and dysphonia. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed the presence of cricoarytenoid arthritis. The patient complained of dryness of the eyes and oral mucosa and was diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome. Treatment with prednisolone quickly brought remission of systemic and laryngeal symptoms as well as improvement in the results of video-laryngostroboscopic tests. Laryngeal involvement is uncommon in Sjögren's syndrome. One case with vocal nodules, one with lymphocytic infiltration of the larynx, and one with repeated false cord swelling have been previously reported.
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